Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-27
REPUBLICAN. DODGE.
WHY THEY WANT AN EXTRA sEssIo5
OF CONGRESS.
The Treasury Portfolio, Again-The Terms
Of the President and Menbsrsof
Congress-Postal.
From Our Regular correspondent.l

WAsHrSqroS. February 26.--The i'm
precision begins 10 prevail that the Re-
publicans are DESTROYS 10, have an extra
session. They think that if it can be
managed without showing their hand
that It win seem to the country to be
the result OF Democratic laundering.
They hope only to aid quietly in delay
ing the progress OF some OF the mea-
sures. My news has been uniformly
TO the effect that the sessions business
would be done in time, but this morn
ing there are some facts on the other
side of the question. The business is
further behind than it was some two
years ago, when five appropriation bulls
were in conference on the morning OF
the adjournment, and when the haste
caused clause appropriating SjOo,ODO
for plates for fast cruisers to be left out.
Twelve thousand pages OF bills, &c,
remain to be enrolled and engrossed.
Mr.. Holman expresses doubt as to get
ting through. On the other hand, the
leaders of the House and the President
are anxious not to have an extra SEES
sion. There was a report that Mr.. Ran
dali sees his advantage in delay in the
coming contest for the speakership, as
it is stated that he considers himself
stronger now than he might be next
winter. There is nothing in this story.
TREASURY PORTFOLIO.
A Kentucky congressman said this
morning that Mr.. Carlisle still had I'M
der adyisement the offer of the Urea
sury portfolio. 1t is stated in certain
circles that the President desires that
Mr.. Carlisle shall take the place, and
that the latter has not definitely de.
clined it. The better opinion would
seem to be that he will not accept, and
that Mr.. Fairchild will be appointed.
In the event of Mr.. Carlisle's APP
pointment to be Secretary Of the Trea
sury there are several candidates fol
the speakership. Mr.. Hatch would
like to be presiding officer of the
House, and Mr.. McAillin's candidacy
is declared. Then there is Mr.. Burnes
of Missouri. These are in addition t.
Messrs. Cox, Crisp, and Turner, here
tofore named.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION.
Close examination of the opinions o.
the Attorney General shows that Will
one exception, where a new office ha
been created or a vacancy has hap
pened during the vacation of Congress
the President has been sustained in thu
right to make the appointment, subjec
| to ratification by the Senate when l
shall convene. The question comes NJ
now in the matter of the interstate
Commerce Commission.
HAVE NOT TINE.
The report of the Committee on tn
Judiciary on the proposed amendmen
TO the Constitution changing the term
| of President, Vice-President, and mem
bers of Congress would have been mad
some two weeks since, but the death o
the daughter Of Chairman Incke
| caused his absence and the postpone
ment of the whole matter The CON
mittee have carefully considered IL
| question, ana, while disposed to repor
| fayorabiv q substitute embracing tn
leading idea of the Grain amendment
have decided that there is not time t
| get 1t adopted at this session The de
| cision is to amend the Senate joint reso
luton No. So in the particulars herein
after mentioned
"The term Of ofice Of the President and o
| the representatives in the Fiftieth Congress
shall continue until the last Tuesday Of April
| In the year 1889, at noon. The senators who's
| existing term would otherwise expire on tn
| 81 day of March, in the year 1889, or In an
| subsequent year thereafter, shall continue Il
| office until nom OF the last Tuesday In Apr
succeeding such expiration; and the last Tues
| day Of April, at noon, shall thereafter be sub
| stituted for the 4th day Of March as the com
mencement OF the official term OF the Presi
| dent, Vice-President. Senators and Represen
tatiVes In Congress The lRstTuesday OF April
at noon, shall be substituted for the 3th day o
! March where that day Is mentioned in tn
| 18th Article OF the Amendments to the Consti
| tuition
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. Breckinridge's speech last nigh
at the Virginia Democratic Association
was well received. His line of argu
ment was that support of the genera
policy of the Administration was neces
sary TO the supremacy of the Demo
cratic party. The speech was regarded
as a moderate endorsement in genera
terms of Mr.. Cleveland's policy. Thu
next speaker, Colonel l.. Q. Washing
ton, criticised some of the Virgins
Federal appointments, and in the dis
cussion of this latter subject which fol
lowed it was developed that there wa
considerable dissatisfaction with som,
of the appOintees. One. of the speak
ers was assistant postmaster of TIN
House, Mr.. Fisher.
Senator Vance contributed a little t.
the enjoyment of senator's last night a
the . o'clock session by reciting
stanza from negro hymn.
| POSTAL.
New post-ofices Hooker, Alleghan.
county, n. C.-Creed Edwards, post
master; Hagans, Monongalia county
w. Va.-Michael E. Fetty, postmaster
Commissions TO postmasters: Davit
G.. Eeckner, Lisbon, Va. William c
Myers, Lovelace, n. C.
In the city from Virginia: b. p. No
land, w. d, Price, James V. Brown, o
Warrenton; Charles P. Janney, o
| LoudOun.
North Carolina visitors E. c. Da
wilson, of Mecklenburg county Mrs
Brem and l.. NJ Blakely, of Charlotte
Mr.. and Mrs. Eppa Hunton are here
visiting Mrs. General Payne on Thir
teenth street.
Major Peter Warwick, State senate
from Chesterfield; Mr.. w. W. Berry
| ex-member from Bedford; Judge Bib
of louisa; and State-Senator Tabb, o
Caroline, are here.